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How to Use Storybooks in Speech Language Intervention

Modifications Table
Here is an example of a modifications table that you can make for each story book you use. Fill out

this table once and you will have it for all the years to come.

Impairment Considerations

Physical Impairments- Felt board to reduce travel but increase participation.
Low Mobility
For example: animal cutouts on popsicle sticks, flashlight/light pointer

AAC devices Visuals and Templates needed:

Example: Go Talk 20, Switch Visuals, Topic vocabulary on Big Mac

Visual Impairment Use objects from tactile schedule to symbolize curriculum vocabulary

Hearing impairment Signs (mom, dad, school), AAC device, pictures/visuals, sentence strips

Behavior Personal object/activity

For example: characters on popsicle sticks

Communication Abilities

Nonverbal Joint attention

Use picture/word/sign to request preferred object/activity

Identify curriculum vocabulary

Nonverbal + gestures Follow directions

Imitate CV, VCV, CVCV combinations (C = consonants, V = vowels)

Low verbal- 1 word Produce CV, VCV, CVCV combinations

Label objects and target specific vocabulary

Verbal Expressive goals

For example: Answer basic wh- questions, prepositions, and pronouns

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